Icon - Feast day icon - Wood

Icon of the Great Feasts of Orthodoxy, depicting 16 liturgical scenes revolving around the Resurrection of Christ. This sumptuous and spectacular work dates from the late 18th / early 19th century, approximately 1720/1810.

Its style, color palette and exquisite refinement allow attributing it to the period and to a specific origin and manufacture, Icon in medieval Greek or in post-Byzantine ancient Greek, inscriptions, materials, structure and customs, characteristics and colors, other points that identify and enhance the icon itself.

Despite the wear, the icon reveals a surprising narrative richness. Each little scene is a window into a crucial moment of the biblical story, allowing the faithful to meditate on specific events. The orderly arrangement of the scenes invites a progressive reading, almost like an illustrated book, where the visual narration compensates for the loss of chromatic brilliance with the strength of the intrinsic spiritual message.

Passed to analysis by an expert in iconography and ancient languages:

Gianni Rossi
Iconografia Anticha e lingue
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Cambi Casa d’Aste Srl
Mura di San Bartolomeo 16
16122 Genova GE
Tel. 010 8395029

*IC XC (IC XC): and monogram most widespread and means
Jesus Christ (Iesous Christos).
The “C" is the crescent-shaped form of sigma (2) in medieval Greek alphabet.
*MP OY (MP THY):
Meaning Mother of God (Meter Theou). "MP" stands for "Mater" (Mother) and "OY" for "Theou" (of God), with the "O" (Theta) and the "y" (Upsilon).
And it is certified that the inscriptions are in Byzantine Greek.
Purchased at auction more than 25 years ago, it is not in good condition, due to wear and the passage of time.
Measurements and characteristics are indicated in the specifications above and visible in the attached photos.
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